The Essentials on Hippowdon
- Type
- Ground
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Water, Grass, Ice Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Poison, Rock · immune: Electric
- Evolution
- Hippopotas → Hippowdon (Lv. 34)
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 525 · top stat: Defense (118) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 119 in the Lumiose Pokédex, 20 Wild Zone
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 266 in the Paldea Pokédex
- Pokémon Champions: playable
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Hippodocus in French · カバルドン, Kabarudon in Japanese · Hippoterus in German All Languages
Overview
Hippowdon is a Ground-type Pokémon, No. 450 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 4. Category: Heavyweight Pokémon. Height: 2 m, weight: 300 kg.
Hippowdon evolves from Hippopotas and does not evolve further.
Ability: Sand Stream. Hidden Ability: Sand Force. Hippowdon is weak to Water, Grass and Ice-type moves (×2 damage). Hippowdon takes no damage from Electric-type moves.
Generation
Generation 4
Diamond / Pearl
National No.
#450
National Pokédex
Category
Heavyweight Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
108
255
Attack
112
255
Defense
118
255
Special Attack
68
255
Special Defense
72
255
Speed
47
255
Total
525
Min HP (Lv. 100)
326
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
420
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Ground). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Water
×2
Grass
×2
Ice
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Fighting
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types
Poison
×½
Rock
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Electric
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
The Pokémon summons a sandstorm when it enters a battle.
Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.
Hippowdon Evolution
Hippowdon Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Ground
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Hippowdon Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Yawn
Normal
Stat
—
—
10
1
Tackle
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Thunder Fang
Electric
Phys.
95%
65
15
1
Fire Fang
Fire
Phys.
95%
65
15
1
Ice Fang
Ice
Phys.
95%
65
15
1
Sand Attack
Ground
Stat
100%
—
15
1
Bite
Dark
Phys.
100%
60
25
12
Sand Tomb
Ground
Phys.
85%
35
15
16
Dig
Ground
Phys.
100%
80
10
18
Mud Bomb
Ground
Spec.
85%
65
10
20
Crunch
Dark
Phys.
100%
80
15
24
Sandstorm
Rock
Stat
—
—
10
28
Take Down
Normal
Phys.
85%
90
20
32
Roar
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
34
High Horsepower
Ground
Phys.
95%
95
10
38
Rest
Psychic
Stat
—
—
5
44
Earthquake
Ground
Phys.
100%
100
10
50
Double-Edge
Normal
Phys.
100%
120
15
56
Fissure
Ground
Phys.
30%
—
5
62
Slack Off
Normal
Stat
—
—
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Field
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Hippowdon
Available in 10 games, 16 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation IV
Diamond 3 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(3)
Route 228
Lv. 52 10%
Day
Route 228
Lv. 52 10%
Morning
Route 228
Lv. 54 10%
Poké Radar required
Pearl 3 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(3)
Route 228
Lv. 52 10%
Morning
Route 228
Lv. 52 10%
Day
Route 228
Lv. 54 10%
Poké Radar required
Platinum 3 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(3)
Route 228
Lv. 50 10%
Day
Route 228
Lv. 50 10%
Morning
Route 228
Lv. 51 10%
Generation VII
Ultra Moon 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Ultra Space Wilds
Lv. 60 15%
Ultra Sun 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Ultra Space Wilds
Lv. 60 15%
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Hisui Region
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Diamond
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Pearl
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Platinum
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Hippowdon in Pokémon GO
- 3,085Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,763Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Diamond
“It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack.”
Pearl
“Its huge mouth is almost seven feet across. It has enough power to completely crush a car.”
Platinum
“It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength.”
HeartGold
“It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking.”
SoulSilver
“It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking.”
Black
“It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength.”
White
“It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength.”
Black 2
“It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength.”
White 2
“It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength.”
X
“It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking.”
Y
“It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack.”
Omega Ruby
“It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking.”
Alpha Sapphire
“It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack.”
Sword
“Stones can get stuck in the ports on their bodies. Dwebble help dislodge such stones, so Hippowdon look after these Pokémon.”
Shield
“When roused to violence by its rage, it spews out the quantities of sand it has swallowed and whips up a sandstorm.”
Legends: Arceus
“Short-tempered and easily moved to violence. It whips up whirlwinds of sand to crush its foes' spirits, then goes in for the attack.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Hippodocus
🇬🇧 English
Hippowdon
🇯🇵 漢字
カバルドン
🇯🇵 Kana
カバルドン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Kabarudon
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Hippoterus
🇪🇸 Español
Hippowdon
🇮🇹 Italiano
Hippowdon
🇰🇷 한국어
하마돈
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
河马兽
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
河馬獸
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Poids Lourd
🇬🇧 EN
Heavyweight Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
じゅうりょうポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Schwergewichts-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Hippowdon
What type is Hippowdon?
Hippowdon is a Ground-type Pokémon.
Can Hippowdon still evolve?
Hippowdon is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Hippopotas, it does not evolve further.
What are Hippowdon's weaknesses?
Hippowdon is weak to Water, Grass and Ice-type moves (×2 damage). Hippowdon takes no damage from Electric-type moves.
What is Hippowdon's Hidden Ability?
Hippowdon's Hidden Ability is Sand Force. Its regular Ability is Sand Stream.
Where to find Hippowdon in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Hippowdon appears in the wild in Wild Zone 20 (Lv. 54-55). Lumiose Pokédex number: 119. All Wild Zones
Is Hippowdon available in Pokémon Champions?
Yes, Hippowdon is playable in Pokémon Champions. In our Champions · Singles tier list, Hippowdon is ranked tier S (No. 6).
Can you get a Shiny Hippowdon in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Hippowdon is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
